The Warrior Mama Podcast

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is sitting down with a very special guest, Candice Reyes. Bethany and Candice sit down for a compelling episode on what it means to be in God’s word but genuinely understand it and its role in motherhood and life, even in moments where you feel doubtful.    Candice shares her own story and how she struggled to trust God, but she shares how that trust was...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week, Bethany welcomes Trudy Lonesky to the table, where they discuss how to walk with your teenage daughters in a kingdom-driven and gospel-centered way. More specifically, in times of anxiety or when pressures of society feel too heavy.    As women, we feel extensive pressure from the media, culture, and our own circle. Both Bethany and Trudy share persona...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is wrapping up her series of finding summertime rhythms to help you and your family endure less chaos and more enjoyment with one another while being able to unpack the word of God during everyday routines. This week Bethany is discussing rhythms of contributions and expectations of your children.    Do you find chaos unravels in your homes during the sum...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week, Bethany continues her series on mothering in the summertime and finding rhythms that help your family find rest and connect to the Lord through gospel conversations.   Bethany invites listeners to learn more about establishing a rhythm of connection in your home by showing hospitality, grace, and glorifying God in your home. Bethany hones in on 1st Pet...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Summertime is right around the corner, and while it brings excitement and warmer weather, it also brings a change of pace with new rhythms. In this week’s episode, Bethany discusses the foundations for laying down compelling rhythms with a gospel perspective.    Bethany provides listeners with a purposeful word picture that will help listeners develop tools to le...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. In this week’s episode, Bethany and Candace jump right back into their conversation on handling anxiety, worrying, and panic.   Candace continues to unpack her wisdom on how God walks with us even in those dark moments. His perfect love protects us.   Candace helps listeners find a healthy way to address their anxieties while bringing themselves back to the truth...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. In this week’s episode, Bethany is blessed to be joined by her sweet friend, Candace. Bethany and Candace talk about how we handle anxiety, worry, panic, and all of the emotions we well up inside. And they apply what we hear in the bible and intersect it with real life. Candace has suffered from crippling anxiety for as long as she can remember. Today, she shares...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. In this week’s episode, Bethany invites you to join her at the table as she discusses the purpose of the pause.    In motherhood, we are often in the thick of crazy as we move fast, and Bethany guides listeners in finding the purpose in the pause. Bethany guides listeners in helping find the purpose by using reflective questioning and taking a deeper dive into un...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is joined by dear friend, Caroline. Caroline offers not only a wealth of wisdom but encouragement along with personal experience in understanding how God comes through when we are walking through painful moments.   All of us have walked through moments of grief, pain, or struggle where we turn to God for perspective or for a clearer understandin...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany sits at the table with her good friend, Shelley. Bethany and Shelley talk about the stretch and struggle mothers face with work and home life. Shelley provides a faith-based perspective on engaging in both work and home life while finding a rhythm and rest instead of balance.    Culture wants us to be balanced moms but unfortunately, reaching ba...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is wrapping up her series When the Practical Meets Jesus with a conversation that dominates our culture, social media. In this episode, Bethany visits phones, social media, gaming, and how the Gospel meets each one of those things.    Bethany reminds listeners of the five components in hopes that these will become a natural tool for you to use w...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is thrilled to have you join her as she continues the series When the Practical Meets Jesus. The past few weeks, this series has allowed listeners to look at real-life moments in motherhood through the lens of the Gospel. This week Bethany’s conversation on dating stems from a place where many mothers, including herself, have found themself seeking guidan...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is continuing the series Where Practical Meets Jesus, where we can look at real-life moments in motherhood through the lens of the Gospel and effectively apply it to motherhood. This week Bethany is having a conversation around those moments when our children disappoint us by their actions or life choices.    Bethany points listeners back to the framework...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is continuing the series Where Practical Meets Jesus, where we can look at real-life moments in motherhood through the lens of the Gospel. This week Bethany is applying the five pillars to tantrums. She provides listeners with the framework to look at these moments with a Gospel lens. Listen in as Bethany offers encouragement for both understanding and ap...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is continuing the series Where Practical Meets Jesus, where we can look at moments in motherhood through the lens of the Gospel. This week, Bethany is visiting a prominent place where we all struggle in motherhood: sibling rivalry.    Sibling rivalry is a place that can cause frustration, anger, and sin. Bethany is continuing to plug in the 5 truths and d...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany sits down to continue the series on where the practical meets Jesus. The heart of these conversations is to engage in the real-life moments that we experience as mamas but understand them from a gospel perspective.    This week, Bethany is visiting a topic that she has experienced in her household, also stemming from a conversation with a mama whose child...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week, Bethany is tackling conversations that are constantly circling through motherhood that most mamas have, have had, or will have. The why won’t my baby sleep, or will my child ever be potty trained conversations.    Bethany provides practical advice that intersects with the Gospel, allowing mama’s to rest easy and remember that YOU are the chosen one for...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany sits down with Natalie Hixson, who shares her testimony, struggles, and triumphs with anger in motherhood. Natalie's story is relatable, and it's a battle that many mothers are going through silently.    Natalie and Bethany offer hope and guidance in giving it to God during these unbearably messy moments in motherhood. Natalie shares methods in understand...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is joined by an amazing woman, mom, and friend, Joy Pitner. Bethany and Joy take a deeper look beyond the cultural narrative that as women and mothers, we need a glass of wine especially after the tough days.    We are culturally conditioned to turn to everywhere but Christ in moments of overwhelm or even in times of celebrations. But, instead o...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Are you feeling the constant stretch and pull of the world? Are you running a race that you can’t possibly win? This week, Bethany dives deeper into understanding the spiritual race and how to run it while staying anchored in God’s truth.    Bethany shares her feelings and experiences of overwhelm, anxiety, apathy, and anger. She talks about how the lies from the...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany sits down with Jennifer Pepito for a fantastic conversation on battling feelings of fear, guilt, and shame when it comes to mistakes. Not only mistakes that we make as parents but also walking through our children’s mistakes.    As moms, we battle with fear, especially when it comes to parenting. And, when our children make mistakes, we can inst...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Over the past few months, Bethany has had many conversations on parenting daughters. But, this week, Bethany is joined by her friend Christie for a discussion on parenting boys. Bethany and Christie discuss challenges, struggles, and the triumphs of parenting their sons.    This episode provides biblical ways to talk about the difficult encounters our children mi...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is so excited to have you join her this week in celebrating a new year. This week, Bethany discusses the importance of reminding yourself that God is always near.   While a new year brings resolutions and goals, it can also bring feelings of worry, concern, and unease about what is to come. Bethany brings wisdom, valuable scripture, and a reminder that Go...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany sits down with her good friend and mentor Sandra Stanley to begin the conversation about understanding the lie of balance and accepting that as mothers we don’t have to do all the things.  Sandra shares how she has learned to live with purposeful presence in her seasons with her children and how she has learned to say no confidently. She shares...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is addressing the question, how can I be intentional with my kids when I am feeling burnt out? Many moms out there are probably feeling this way, you want to teach, have meaningful conversations, and plan fun activities. But, at the end of the day you feel defeated, burnt out, and you don’t have the energy. Bethany is walking in the same exact s...